afear

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English aferen (“to frighten, terrify”), from Old English āfǣran (“to terrify, dismay”), from ā- (perfective prefix) + fǣran (“to frighten; to devour, raven”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Verb

afear (third-person singular simple present afears, present participle afearing, simple past and past participle afeared)

  1. (obsolete or dialectal) to imbue with fear; to affright; to terrify.

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Spanish

Etymology

From feo (“ugly”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /afeˈaɾ/

Verb

afear (first-person singular present afeo, first-person singular preterite afeé, past participle afeado)

  1. to make ugly; to uglify
    Antonym: embellecer

Conjugation

        Conjugation of afear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
    infinitive afear
    gerund afeando
    past participle masculine feminine
    singular afeado afeada
    plural afeados afeadas
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    indicative yo tú
    vos    		 él/ella/ello
    usted    		 nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present afeo afeastú
    afeásvos    		 afea afeamos afeáis afean
    imperfect afeaba afeabas afeaba afeábamos afeabais afeaban
    preterite afeé afeaste afeó afeamos afeasteis afearon
    future afearé afearás afeará afearemos afearéis afearán
    conditional afearía afearías afearía afearíamos afearíais afearían
    subjunctive yo tú
    vos    		 él/ella/ello
    usted    		 nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present afee afeestú
    afeésvos2    		 afee afeemos afeéis afeen
    imperfect
    (ra)    		 afeara afearas afeara afeáramos afearais afearan
    imperfect
    (se)    		 afease afeases afease afeásemos afeaseis afeasen
    future1 afeare afeares afeare afeáremos afeareis afearen
    imperative — tú
    vos    		 usted nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ustedes
    affirmative afeatú
    afeávos    		 afee afeemos afead afeen
    negative no afees no afee no afeemos no afeéis no afeen
    • 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
    • 2 Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
          Selected combined forms of afearedit data

      These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

      singular plural
      1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
      with infinitive afear
      dative afearme afearte afearle, afearse afearnos afearos afearles, afearse
      accusative afearme afearte afearlo, afearla, afearse afearnos afearos afearlos, afearlas, afearse
      with gerund afeando
      dative afeándome afeándote afeándole, afeándose afeándonos afeándoos afeándoles, afeándose
      accusative afeándome afeándote afeándolo, afeándola, afeándose afeándonos afeándoos afeándolos, afeándolas, afeándose
      with informal second-person singular imperative afea
      dative aféame aféate aféale aféanos not used aféales
      accusative aféame aféate aféalo, aféala aféanos not used aféalos, aféalas
      with formal second-person singular imperative afee
      dative aféeme not used aféele, aféese aféenos not used aféeles
      accusative aféeme not used aféelo, aféela, aféese aféenos not used aféelos, aféelas
      with first-person plural imperative afeemos
      dative not used afeémoste afeémosle afeémonos afeémoos afeémosles
      accusative not used afeémoste afeémoslo, afeémosla afeémonos afeémoos afeémoslos, afeémoslas
      with informal second-person plural imperative afead
      dative afeadme not used afeadle afeadnos afeaos afeadles
      accusative afeadme not used afeadlo, afeadla afeadnos afeaos afeadlos, afeadlas
      with formal second-person plural imperative afeen
      dative aféenme not used aféenle aféennos not used aféenles, aféense
      accusative aféenme not used aféenlo, aféenla aféennos not used aféenlos, aféenlas, aféense

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